36,097 govt jobs given in 18 months: Bhagwant Mann

Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said the AAP government has given 36,097 jobs to the youth of Punjab in the first 18 months of its tenure.

Mann said merit and transparency are the twin pillars based on which jobs have been given to the youth across the state.

He was speaking at a function where he handed over recruitment letters to 249 youths for various posts, including 191 in Local Government Department, 25 in Animal Husbandry, 24 in Cooperation and nine in Technical Education.